Amsterdam, 10 January 2010

SocialMedia8 opens offices in London, Milan and Madrid

Amsterdam, The Netherlands- social media marketing agency SocialMedia8, owned by WPP?s GroupM (NASDAQ: WPPGY) and Amsterdam based Grupo LaComunidad, today announced the opening of new SocialMedia8 offices in London, Milan and Madrid.

In June 2009 the Amsterdam based SocialMedia8 already formed a strategic partnership with Mindshare?s London based global digital division, led by Norm Johnston. This week SocialMedia8 announced the opening of new offices in London, Milan and Madrid, with the objective of servicing its international clients from within the most important local markets.

Igor Beuker, founder of SocialMedia8 explains: ?In 2009 many brands embraced brand reputation monitoring and other social marketing programs, and we expect this demand to grow the coming years. Being a specialist agency within the global WPP network, certainly helps us to drive this exciting company towards new activities, clients and markets.?

About SocialMedia8

SocialMedia8 is the leading international social media marketing agency with offices in Amsterdam, London, Milan and Madrid. SocialMedia8 is part of the Amsterdam based Grupo LaComunidad and WPP?s GroupM (NASDAQ: WPPGY). SocialMedia8 works for global clients like LG, Heineken, Microsoft, Audi and Nike. Grupo LaComunidad also holds digital marketing agency LaComunidad, online video metrics company ViralTracker and AdAge Power150 ranked blog ViralBlog.com.

For more information visit visit: www.lacomunidad.co.uk, www.socialmedia8.com, www.viraltracker.com, www.viralblog.com and www.wpp.com.

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